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Sum of Angles Identities

Sum of Angles Identities

FunctionFormulaDescription
sin(α + β)sinαcosβ+cosαsinβ\sin\alpha\cos\beta + \cos\alpha\sin\betaAddition formula for sine - expands compound angles into basic functions
cos(α + β)cosαcosβsinαsinβ\cos\alpha\cos\beta - \sin\alpha\sin\betaAddition formula for cosine - note the subtraction in the expansion
tan(α + β)tanα+tanβ1tanαtanβ\displaystyle\frac{\tan\alpha + \tan\beta}{1 - \tan\alpha\tan\beta}Addition formula for tangent - undefined when denominator equals zero
csc(α + β)cscαcscβcscαcotβ+cotαcscβ\displaystyle\frac{\csc\alpha\csc\beta}{\csc\alpha\cot\beta + \cot\alpha\csc\beta}Reciprocal of sine sum - derived from basic addition formula
sec(α + β)secαsecβsecαcotβtanαsecβ\displaystyle\frac{\sec\alpha\sec\beta}{\sec\alpha\cot\beta - \tan\alpha\sec\beta}Reciprocal of cosine sum - complex form for advanced calculations
cot(α + β)cotαcotβ1cotβ+cotα\displaystyle\frac{\cot\alpha\cot\beta - 1}{\cot\beta + \cot\alpha}Addition formula for cotangent - derived from tangent sum formula